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Just wait for Shump and Brewer minutes will be limited or he will be out of rotation. Smith has to come from bench if you want win. Why he should be starter when even as bench player he plays more minutes than Brewer?
We have two scorers: Melo and JR Smith. Smith deserves to be a starter , but we need him from bench, Amare isn't an option now when Melo rest.

He definitely can. Whether or not his shots go in, on the other hand, is a different matter.

Shump is a good defender who will be a key part of the Knicks for a while. But let's not kid ourselves. He's not a great shooter yet, his shot selection definitely needs work, and he's not ever going to be a super-elite floor general type passer. But he's got potential to be a great player who just gets into the lane and makes things happen.

Expect the Celtics to be very motivated for this game. They are only 1 win away from getting to .500 and in the back of their mind they believe that they're good enough to catch up with the Knicks and make a run to the finals. I expect Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo to bring their A game.

The Knicks can't afford to have a slow start with the way that the Celtics are capable of turning up their defense throughout the game. Kidd and Prigioni need to play their best defense against Rondo and Melo needs to continue being Melo.

Let Lin win Olympic gold, multiple awards and championships throughout his career then he should talk to Pablo. The fact that Pablo has been recruited for years to come to the NBA and no one wanted Jeremy Lin at first, second and third glance shows shows he has a lot of work to do still.

Another Jeremy Lin debate? The Knicks are 23-10 and are having one of their best seasons in more than 12 years and we are talking about a player who is no longer relevant to the NY basketball scene? I don't know why many Knicks fans act like the Knicks losing Lin was equivalent to the Cleveland Cavaliers losing Lebron James.

Don't you remember when Melo came back from injury last season and Linsanity was in full effect? Lin did a terrible job finding Melo, the best offensive option on the team, throughout every game. Melo would score measly numbers of 14, 16, 18 points. Lin's inability to feed Melo was evident when Lin got injured and Melo started playing monster bball to carry us to a playoff spot.

Being able to put up more points doesn't mean he's a better point guard. It's all about being able to set up teammates for easy and comfortable baskets. I think Prigs does a better job distributing the ball quickly in order to find the open man or the best player on the court.

Lin = better scorer
Prig = better passer = better PG

He's done it for years and years in Euroleague basketball, and has been the starting PG for a very talented Argentina team in FIBA and the Olympics, I think its safe to say that he's got more skills as a PG than Lin, who I admit still has a lot of potential for improvement.

I remember very well that Lin was ignoring Melo for some reason, when he came back from the injury. Lin was still taking too many shots with Melo on the court and was not passing the ball to him as much as he should have.
I really think that caused friction between those two, and i believe that the decision to let Lin go was influenced by Melo.
Antonys comment about rediculous contract for Lin supports my suspicion.
Lin should have been kissing Melos ass, because it was Melo, who told clueless Dumbtony to give Lin a chance to play.

Back to topic. Seldicks always bring their A game against us, especially Pierce and Rondo. But this is a different Knicks they will be dealing with.
I only hope we dont start slow like we have been lately. Nothing but a doubble digit blowout will satisfy me.

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Originally Posted by JaYnYcE

Let Lin win Olympic gold, multiple awards and championships throughout his career then he should talk to Pablo. The fact that Pablo has been recruited for years to come to the NBA and no one wanted Jeremy Lin at first, second and third glance shows shows he has a lot of work to do still.